El Caballo Español/The Spanish Horse: Evolution & It’s Morphology

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This book analyzes the reasons for which the characters
that distinguish the Spanish purebred were chosen. He also explains the morphological
changes of the breed since its creation & the causes of this evolution. He
questions the reasons that had been upheld in the past, centered on the belief
that the morphology of the Spanish horse was linked to the Andalusian
geographical environment. He presents documentary evidence which clearly
indicates that the Spanish horse is not the result of natural evolution, but
rather the product of the greatest genetic project of history, the one
undertaken in 1567 at the orders of King Philip II in the city of Cordova for
the purpose of creating a breed of horses which would have specific
pre-established characteristics. By Juan Carlos Altamirano.